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Residents from this 75 Countries Gain the Visit Visa Free Travel to Indonesia

Residents from this 75 Countries Gain the Visit Visa Free Travel to Indonesia

With consideration to improve the national economy in general, and the increased number of tourist visits in particular, Joko Widodo President on September 18, 2015 and, has signed Presidential Regulation No. 104 Year 2015 on Amendment of Presidential Decree No. 69 Year 2015 on the Visits Visa Free.

Through regulation, the government increased the number of countries granted exemptions from the obligation to have a visitor’s visa in order to travel, and more provide flexibility for foreign tourists to visit Indonesia.

The lists of countries whose citizens are exempted from the obligation to have a visitor’s visa are:

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COUNTRY NAME

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COUNTRY NAME

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COUNTRY NAME

1.

South Africa

26.

Japan

51.

Qatar

2.

Algeria

27.

Germany

52.

The PRC

3.

United States

28.

Canada

53.

Rumania

4.

Angola

29.

Kazakhstan

54.

Russia

5.

Argentina

30.

Kyrgyzstan

55.

San Marino

6.

Austria

31.

Croatia

56.

Saudi Arabia

7.

Azerbaijan

32.

South Korea

57.

New Zealand

8.

Bahrain

33.

Kuwait

58.

Seychelles

9.

Netherlands

34.

Latvia

59.

Cyprus

10.

Belarus

35.

Lebanon

60.

Slovakia

11.

Belgium

36.

Slovenia

61.

Liechtenstein

12.

Bulgaria

37.

Lithuania

62.

Spain

13.

Czech Republic

38.

Luxembourg

63.

Suriname

14.

Denmark

39.

Sweden

64.

Maldives

15.

Dominican Republic

40.

Malta

65.

Switzerland

16.

Estonia

41.

Mexico

66.

Taiwan

17.

Fiji

42.

Egypt

67.

Tanzania

18.

Finland

43.

Monaco

68.

East Timor

19.

Ghana

44.

Norway

69.

Tunisia

20.

Hungary

45.

Oman

70.

Turkey

21.

India

46.

Panama

71.

UAE

22.

United Kingdom

47.

PNG

72.

The Vatican

23.

Ireland

48.

France

73.

Venezuela

24.

Iceland

49.

Poland

74.

Jordan

25.

Italy

50.

Portugal

75.

Greece

This Presidential Regulation also mentions, Free Visit Visa for the Foreigners of nationals of certain countries and the government of a special administrative region of the particular country given based on Presidential Decree Number 18 Year 2003 on Visa Free for Short Visit as already amended by Presidential Regulation No. 43 year 2011 on Third Amendment of Presidential Decree No. 18 of 2003 shall remain valid.

“Foreigners referred exempted from the obligation to have a visit visa in order duties of government, educational, social, cultural, tourist, business, family, or transit to continue traveling to other countries, and can get in and out of Indonesian territory through the entire Immigration Check” content of Article 6 paragraph (2.3) Presidential Decree No. 104 Year 2015.

Furthermore, the provisions concerning the procedure in and out of Indonesia for foreigners who obtain visa-free visits, and the provision of Immigration Check referred governed by the Minister of Justice and Human Rights Regulation.

“This Presidential Regulation shall enter into force on the date of enactment,” reads Article II of Presidential Regulation Number 104 of 2015 has been promulgated by the Ministry of Justice and Human Right,Yasonna H. Laoly on 18 September 2015. (Pusdatin/ES) Sy.